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Hmmmmm, Michele,When I first read this, my thoughts are that you are completely crazy to sew these bits and pieces together and that you are taking recycling WAAAAAY too far, but okay. Now I'm seeing a knitted handbag...what a great idea! Thanks again!!!

It’s amazing you take recycling this far! You could sew the yarn a bit diagonal onto a piece of fabric to make a bag or little pouch. I’ve once seen a skirt for a little girl that had all these funny scraps sewn on it,

I admit that I use my selvages and tiny scraps like that (sewn together) to tie up packages for gifting or to tie up a few cucumbers or cookies to give the neighbors. It's so pretty not to use for something!

I went there too... saved all those tiny little scraps ... until I got completely insane by having to see them almost everywhere and threw them away! Not an inch sorry about that!However, am curious to see what you do with yours!

Crocheting? Knitting? Rag rug? Ribbons for the hair? If you do make ribbons for the hair, would you please send me some :) ? Oh how I hope it's ribbons for the hair...my hair could use some taming with ribbons...

I have made a rug for the kitchen or bathroom by looping these small pieces of fabric through a piece of hessian. It looks pretty cool when you are finished. Some people knot them on top (looping them through the bottom and criss cross and under on the face so that the tails dangle on top and make the rug fluffy) Whilst others don't knot the fabric strips at all just loop them through, but then wash it in really hot water after and the hessian shrinks, tightening around all the fabric strips.. ( I knotted them) in case you are wondering. This is an old technique to make a rug or mat from 19th Century in Tasmania, Australia and no doubt was used elsewhere too.

Well, your idea will helps me lot. Once I used little scraps to make cute little embellished barrettes, it was such a beautiful creation of my. Your blog is best for beginners, great tutorial. hediyelik eşya

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